Water bowl



A. H. NELLER WATER BOWL Ma ch 24, 1931.

Filed Dec. 12, 1929 2 Sheets-Sheet l March 24, 1931. A. H. NELLER1,797,963

WATER BOWL Filed Dec. 12, 1929 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Patented Mar. 24, 1931ALBERT 3. Nathan, or FAIRFIELD, Iowa,v

WATER BOWL Application filed December 12 1929. Serial no.41a515.

My invention relates to water bowls to be used by animals, and to beoperated bythem to get "water when they want it,and it consistsprincipally of an improvement in the means forholding the bowl inoperative position, which will be fully explained here after. Also, ofother improvements in the construction of the bowl and its attachments,which will also be fully explained in tlfllS specification.

In the accompanying drawings forming a part of this specification, Fig.l is a perspective of a water bowl and its attachments,

embodying my invention Fig. 2 is a lonitudinallydispo'sed verticalsection of the owl and most of its attachments on line 22 of Fig. 1, aside view being shown of some parts of the attachments as. will behereafter explained. Fig. 3 is avertically disposed transverse sectionon'line 3-3 of Fig. 2, looking in the direction of the arrow.

Fig. 4 is a horizontal section on line 4 4 of Fig. 2 looking downward inthe direction of the arrow, a considerable portion of the outstandingedge of the bowl being broken away. Fig. 5 is a top view of theattachable edge of the bowl, all the attachments being removed and theother edges of the bowl being cut away. Figs. 6, 7 and 8 are detailviews which will be hereafter described. In Figs. 3 and 4 the cut awayportions of Fig. 2 through which the lines 3 and 4 pass are replaced tomake them complete in these figures. Referring to the drawings, thereference letter A represents the water bowl and B a stall post to whichthe bowl is attached by means of a casting C. The cross section end ofthe casting C adjoining the post B is centrally curved or indented, tomore readily fit the post and is provided with laterally extended lugs Dwhich are slotted to receive the ends of a U bolt E, by means of whichthe casting is securely connected to the stall post. The central part ofthe casting C is made more or ,less rectangular and is preferablyhollow, as shown in Fig. 3.. It is fitted with a bolt F passed upvertically through this part of the casting for the purpose ofconnecting the bowl thereto.

The edge of the bowlto be connected to.

the casting C is provided with an outward- 1y extended horizontallydisposed portion G,

as most plainly shown in Fig. 5. The part G has an opening H which maybe passed up over the head of the bolt F by placing the part G close tothe stall post, and then, by drawing the bowl out from the post, theneck of the bolt will be drawn into the slot in the opening H, and bytightening the nut I on the upper end of the bolt F, which is preferablyin the form of acap nut, the head of the bolt will be drawn up againstthe under side of the central portion of the part G adjoining the slotin the opening H, and the bowl will be heldsecurely against the'underside of the central horizontally extended portion of the casting C. e V

The other end, or what may be called the inner end of the casting Citbeing over an inner portion of the bowl, is provided with a PATENTOFFICE.

tubular portion J which is preferably set vertically downward and atsubstantially right angles to the main body of the casting. The upperend, and preferably the enlarged part of this tubular portion J isinteriorlythreaded and is adapted .to be connected .to the threaded endof a vertically disposed water conducting pipe K, to conduct water intosaid tubular portion J By connecting the pipe K to this end of thecasting C, and in line with its downwardly extended portion J, all thecentral portion of the casting G will be left free for the connection toits lower side of the upper side of the horizontally extended portion Gof the water bowl. A valve L having a downwardly projecting stem R (seeFig. 8) encircled by a spring, is inserted in this tubular portion ofthe casting C as shown in Fig. 2. An operating member M generally calledthe nose piece is pivoted to the lower end of the-tubular portion J tooperate the valve as follows.

The extreme lower end of the part J is provided with a lateral. portionN extended inwardly towards the center of the bowl. This lower end ismade open in its center and is fitted on each side-with inwardlydisposed 1 to rest in the recesses of the lugs 0.. Before the bowl isconnected to the casting C said end of the member M is passed below thelugs 0 until the pins Q, have passed beyond the edges of the recesses,and tlien,-being"raised slightly and drawn backward, the pins Q will.enter the openings of said recesses in the lugs O, one on each side, andwi-ll rest in the recesses and will be pivoted therein.

e As show-Ir by Fig. -8,. the downwardly extended pin-R of the-valve isprovided witlra casting S screwedthereon. The lower end U of the castingS is "narrowed to come he tweentheupwardly extended sides on the end Pof the nose piece-M- an-d' torest on a central connecting part betweenthe lower portions of said sides. Vhen in this position, the part T willbe in contact with the lower end- U of the casting S and when properlyadjusted,- which can be done byscrewing; the casting s, up or down onthe lower end of the pinR, the'otherend of the nose piece M will beheldup a distance from the bottom-of the bowl by the pressure of the springon the pin R against the casting S, the upper 'endof the spring beingheld against the under end of the valve seat, or against an innerportion: of the tubular part J just below the valve Lasshown 2a When inthis position a pressure of the anim-als nose against the outstandingpor-- tion of the nose piece M, as the animal will? do'wh'en" wanting "adrink, will press it down ward and: will raisejtheotlrer end T againstthe lower end: Ufofthe-casting S,--w'hi-oh will raise the valve Lte-open position, and: will admit water into the bowl-.- Vhen thepressure ofthe a'ninials nose is removed, the sion of the-springwillp'ress the casting down ward and will raise the outstandi ng portionofthe nose-pieeetoits former position. This will close the valve andshutoff the flow of the water-when the nose piece will again be the positionto be operated by the animal.

In Fig. 2- the stall post B, the end of the casting C attached thereto,the cap nut I, the u pe part of the tubular portion J the water pipe K,and the valve L with its s rin and stem R 8) and its casting having thelower end U, are all shown in side view or perspective. 'The balance ofthe figure is a longitudinally disposed vertical section. It ispreferable that the upper edges of the bowl extension G and-the loweredges of the casting be beveleclto fit each'other asshown in Fig. 3';for by this means the bowl will be hel d rigid yin its eperative esitionwhen the bolt F is tightened, and it cannot 'be shifted out of thisposition by the noising of the animal.

The principal improvement of my invention is in the improved manner ofconnecting the bowl to the lower side ofthe extended horizontal portionof the casting C. The casting as shown in the drawing, has only onedownwardl T disposed part which is inside of the bowl, and it has anextended horizontal part between that and the stall post B, tothelower'sid'e of which the extended portion G of the bowl rigidly and verysecurely fastened by the vertically disposed bolt F. Whileit ispreferable to have this downward extension of'th'e casting on the insideof the bowl, other means of conducting. the water into the bowl may beused-s The constructionof his bowlandit's con;

nections are extremely'si nple and the cost-of manufacture is reduced"tothe. minimum. The valve" mechanism maybe readily aid-v iusted to admita larger or a smaller'amount of water into the bowl. It is'an -advantageto.

have the nosepiece pivoted in a lower portion of the bowl and also tohave the water thus -ad1nitted into the bowl. The bowl 'is readilyattached to or detached fromits con-, nect ons, and there are no roughpro ect ng.

portions anywhere to come incontact with the animal"s nose. In allrespects itis-of the;

simplest and most advantageous construc:

tion. q

Having thus described my invention, What Iclaim is 1. In w'aterbowlsadapted to be attached;

to an animal-stall or pen to furnish water'for the animal therein, ahorizontally disposed elongated casting adapted to have one of; its

ends connectedto and supportedby a portion of said stafl'l or pen, andthe other end of the casting deflected downward to cond-uctwater intothe bowl, a water bowl having-a horizon-v tally disposed extensionapplied-"to-the lower side of tl-ie'horiz-ontal portion of the casting.and rigidly connected thereto, a vertically disposed water con-ductingpipe being. connected to the end of the casting having said downwarddeflection, and substantially ali n-merit therewith, and appropriatemeans to admit water into the bowl. 7 p

2. In water bowls adapted to be attached to an'animal stall or .pen tofurnish water for the animal therein, a horizontally disposed elongated"casting adapted to have one 'ofits ends connected to and supported by aportion of said stall or p'e'n,ia'nd the other end. adapted to conductwater into the bowl, a water bowl having on its upper edge a:horizontally disposed extension applied to" the lower side of thecasting and rigidly connected thereto, the elongated lower side of theconnecting casting being adapted'to lit the upper sideof the horizontalextension of the bowl, app rop'riate meai-isto admit water into t'heboii' l.

. 3. In water bow-lsadap'ted to be attached to an animal stall or pen tofurnish water for the animal therein, a horizontally disposed elongatedcasting adapted to have one of its ends connected to and supported by aportion of said stall or pen, and the other end adapted to conduct waterinto the bowl, a water bowl having a horizontally disposed extensionapplied to the lower side of the casting and connected thereto by avertically disedges of the casting being beveled to fit each a other,and to thus more securely hold the bowl in operative position.

5. In a device of the character described, a

- horizontally disposed casting having one end fitted for connectionwith a portion of an animal stall or pen, and the other. end formed 7with a vertically disposed tubular portion extending downwardly belowthe horizontal portion of the casting, and containing a water valve witha downwardly extended spring encircled stem, the lowerend of saidtubular portion being open and provided with inwardly extended lugs, awater bowl having an outward horizontally extended portion attached tothe under side of the central part of aforesaid casting, a nose piecehaving an extended end provided with transversely extended pivot pinsadapted to enter the opening in the lower end of the tubular portion andto be pivoted on said inwardly extended lugs, and to come in contactwith the lower end of the spring controlled'valve extension therein,whereby an animal by pressing downward on the outer portion of the nosepiece will open the valve and admit water to the bowl.

6. In water bowls adapted to be attached to an animal stall or pen, andprovided with a valve to be operated by an animal to admit water intothe bowl, a horizontally disposed casting adapted to hold the bowl inoperative position, said casting having one end formed for connectionwith a portion of the stall or pen, the other end being formed with atubular portion containing the valve, a water bowl having an outwardhorizontally dis posed portion provided with an opening therein with anextended slot on an outer side of the opening, a bolt having a head onits lower end and a nut on its upper end passed up through a suitableopening in the central part of the aforesaid casting, whereby the bowlmay be attached to said casting tion of the bowl up over the head of thebolt,

and then sliding the bowl so as to bring the slot in the opening by theneckof the bolt,

the bowl being fastened in position by turning down the nut on the upperend of the and means in the bowl whereby an animal may open the valve toadmit water into the bowl.

ALBERT H. NELLER.

by passing the opening in the extended por

